Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 84

Humans are not grass and trees, how can one be ruthless, even for a decisive person like Empress Wu, there is still a softness in his heart, although there are not many, but it still exists in the end, He Lanmin is undoubtedly a concern in Empress Wu's heart, in Empress Wu's mind Compared with the princes, the status in the middle school is even worse than that of the princes. Even though He Lanmin is really a dandy and incompetent, Empress Wu never reprimanded him for his willful behavior. To cover up Lan Minzhi's evil deeds or deal with the aftermath, he took care of her in every possible way. Basically, it is probably not only because of the deep relationship with his sister Wushun, but also because of He Lanminzhi's love. The handsome image is just a kind of thought of Empress Wu.

If it was possible, Empress Wu really didn't want He Lanmin to be hurt. But, feelings belong to feelings. In major matters, it is absolutely impossible for Empress Wu to be swayed by feelings. Soft hands, but after the incident, guilt is unavoidable, even if it is not much, but there is still some after all, this is the reason why Empress Wu has been letting He Lanmin mess around these days, but has never shown up. Today, Empress Wu has to show up, there is nothing else, only because Emperor Gaozong ordered to set up a mourning hall for the mother and daughter of the Korean lady in the palace, and to meet He Lanminzhi, fearing that Helan Minzhi would be in the Holy Palace. Empress Wu, who caused trouble in front of her, had to move her to come in person.

"My son, come on, get up, my aunt will make the decision for you." The strange color in Empress Wu's eyes just flashed, and soon regained clarity, bent down, and patted He Lanmin's continuous cluster With moving shoulders, he gently persuaded.

"Mother, my nephew is in pain, my mother..." Although He Lan Minzhi knelt up straight obediently, the tears in his eyes were still rushing like a spring, and he looked up at Empress Wu, crying heartbrokenly. road.

"Zhi'er don't cry anymore, my aunt is also in pain, alas, my sister and Yue'er died so unjustly at the hands of villains, my aunt..." Empress Wu said here, her eyes turned red, tears welled up, and she choked up her words Unable to continue, the aunt and nephew began to cry relative to each other, causing all the accompanying eunuchs and maids to panic immediately, but no one dared to go forward to persuade them, they could only look at each other stupidly.

"Your Majesty, mother and elder sister have always been kind-hearted and never argued with others. Why did they end up in such a tragic death? My nephew is puzzled. Madam, what is the reason for this..." The more He Lanmin cried, the more sad he became, until the end , There is a sense of accountability in the words.

"Don't worry, son, the case has been solved, the first rebellion has been punished, and the attached rebellion will be eliminated, so as to comfort my sister and the spirit of Yue'er in heaven, come, get up, your majesty wants to see you, you must not lose your courtesy, if not, aunt I can't protect you, come, the waiter's son takes a bath and changes clothes!" Hearing He Lan Minzhi's words became more presumptuous, Empress Wu's eyes flickered, but she didn't criticize He Lan Minzhi's Meng Lang, but After a few words of gentle persuasion, he gave the order in an unquestionable tone, and the eunuchs and maids who were waiting on the side rushed forward, regardless of He Lanmin's willingness or not, they stood up and went to the back hall to support them.

Perhaps because of Empress Wu's presence, He Lanminzhi did not behave rudely any more, but sobbed in a low voice, and was supported by a group of eunuchs into the back hall, but just turned around a dark porch. At the same time, He Lanminzhi's mouth suddenly showed a strange smile, which contained a bit of ferocity, a bit of resentment, and a bit of determination. As for why he laughed, it was only God. got it.

I don't know when, the sky turned overcast again, the clouds were very low, the lightning flashed from time to time, the thunder sounded faintly, and the first heavy rain this spring was about to fall. There were no lights in the spacious hall, and it was very dark , It was almost hard to see, but Li Xian didn't mind at all, he didn't have the slightest intention to order people to light the lamps, he sat alone in front of the table, staring at the mess on the table thoughtfully, holding the Holding a chess piece, it seems that he is thinking about resuming the game, but his heart is no longer on the chess piece.

Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, I have been reborn for more than a year, and I have experienced a lot. It is time to sum up, especially when the direction of the court is about to change. Under the circumstances of great changes, Li Xian had to think carefully about how to go in the future - that's right, Li Xian has done a lot of things secretly in the past year, and also made some changes to the original historical trend , It can even be said that some progress has been made, but Li Xian himself is very sober, because the overall situation has not changed fundamentally, and the situation is still very serious.

It's a pity, it's a pity, Li Xian deeply regrets not being able to save He Lan Minyue, but it's a pity that things have already happened, and it's useless to think about it. With the death of the woman, there is no one in the harem who can restrain Empress Wu. After this great change, Gaozong's already weak body is bound to deteriorate further, and the power of Empress Wu will rise again. This trend seems to be over. Unstoppable, how to deal with it became Li Xian's first consideration.

From Li Xian's point of view, Empress Wu was able to control the government by walking on three legs, and it was obviously impossible for Li Xian to hold the emperor hostage in the palace. At most, it is to try to support the prince so as to curb Empress Wu's growing ambitions. The problem is that history has proved that this road will not work at all-although the prince is virtuous, it is a pity that the methods are not cruel enough. It is impossible to escape the end of Empress Wu being poisoned. As for Empress Wu's second leg, it is the gang of villainous officials in Dali Temple. Li Xian can try to use the prince to gradually destroy Empress Wu's party in Dali Temple, of course. Even if Li Xian didn't come forward to promote it, the crown prince would never sit back and watch such an important institution be in the hands of Empress Wu. It's not that Li Xian doesn't have the guts to do the framing thing, not to mention that the Dali Temple officials themselves are not seamless, so it's easy to pick out some faults. A bachelor from the North Gate who has not yet matured.

The Beimen scholars headed by Liu Yizhi, Zhou Simao, Fan Lubing, Wei Jingye and others can only be regarded as emerging. It can only be regarded as a group of middle-level officials. It seems that it is difficult to play a big role in the overall situation of the court, and it is difficult to arouse the vigilance of the big shots in the court. However, Li Xian is well aware of the danger of the North Gate Bachelor. As early as in Luoyang, Li Xian He was already thinking about how to disintegrate and even eradicate this malignant tumor. For Li Xian, the importance of Beimen scholars is actually far more important than Empress Wu's favorite inner palace and the gang of villainous officials in Dali Temple. The reason is very simple. Although shameless literati have poor character, each of them is very hard-headed, and they really have the ability to shake the world when they create public opinion. They should not be taken lightly--Li Xian's writing skills are only average, but he has experienced the officialdom of later generations. Polishing, he is very familiar with how to guide public opinion and even build momentum, and he has countless excellent articles from later generations in his stomach, so he may not be afraid of these shameless literati. The problem is that Li Xian himself has already made a decision to abandon the article With Wu's posture, it is bound to be impossible to make amazing moves in literary matters. Besides, as the prince, it is not easy for Li Xian to directly come forward to litigate with a group of low-status civil servants. The maesters are a big problem.

In the final analysis, there is still a shortage of talents!Li Xian knew where his shortcomings were, but unfortunately, he couldn't solve the problem for a while. Of course, if the imperial examination can be run well, this problem will definitely be greatly alleviated. The proposal to pass the reform of the imperial examination was extremely difficult, not as simple as talking about it. Don’t look at Li Xian’s confidence in persuading Li Xian to cooperate with him when he was at Hangu Pass. In fact, it was just to encourage Li Xian It's all about confidence, when it comes to the court meeting, there will inevitably be a good fight, whether you can get what you want is still in doubt.

"Seventh brother, why don't you even light the lamp?"

Just at the moment when Li Xian's thoughts were extremely complicated, there was a sound of footsteps, and the breezy Lu Wang Li Xian led several personal eunuchs strode in from outside the hall. Seeing Li Xian sitting alone in the dark, he couldn't help laughing. Standing up, he asked casually.

"Sixth brother, judging by your complexion, everything must be going well."

Li Xian looked back at Li Xian and saw that he looked good, so he curved his mouth and replied with a smile.

"Palm the lamp!"

Li Xian laughed, and did not answer Li Xian's words immediately, but waved his hands casually, and ordered a group of eunuchs to light up the oil lamps and candles on the lampposts, and then he strode over to sit down , Stretched comfortably and said: "Brother Wei actually met someone in the previous meeting, seventh brother guess who it is?"

What are you talking about?There are too many people who can meet in this place, guess what!Li Xian slandered secretly, but his face was still full of smiles. He shrugged his shoulders and said, "Brother Six was joking, and my younger brother is not a god, so how could he guess the root cause, Brother Six should just say it straight."

"Hehe, so that the seventh brother can find out that when the elder brother was talking with the emperor, the queen mother accompanied He Lan Minzhi into the palace. Seventh brother, guess how bad this guy is?" Li Xian waved his hand with a smile. At the beginning, He Lanminzhi's name was mentioned, but in the end it was a trick. It was obvious that Li Xian's mood was a little better at this moment.

He Lanminzhi?Hey, I dare say it's this kid, well, I think that woman is going to try to make up for this kid in a different way!Li Xian knew very well how favored He Lanminzhi was by the Empress Wu, and he had already guessed the general idea after hearing what Li Xian said, but Li Xian didn't intend to say anything, but made something With an extremely puzzled look, he looked at Li Xian and asked hesitantly, "Could it be that the queen mother asked him to seal it?"

"Well, where did the seventh brother want to go? Hey, the queen mother proposed that He Lanminzhi be the prison officer and behead all the men and women of the second martial arts family. All the women and children should be rewarded to He Lanminzhi as slaves. The emperor agreed. I'm afraid the imperial edict has already been drawn up." Li Xian laughed and revealed the answer.

So that's the case, ha, that would be very interesting, He Lanminzhi?Interesting, very interesting!Thinking of He Lanminzhi's various evil deeds in his previous life, Li Xian's heart was moved, and he was a little concerned, but he didn't say anything about it, but laughed along with Li Xian.

(End of this chapter)